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Samuel (born Shmuel) Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known today for his role as the third stooge in the Three Stooges, a role he first portrayed at the beginning of the act in the early 1920s (1923–1932) while the act was still associated with Ted Healy and known as "Ted Healy and his Stooges", and again from 1946 until his death in 1955. Between his times with the Stooges, Shemp had a successful film career as a solo comedian.
He was born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Brooklyn, the third-born of five Horwitz brothers, sons of Lithuanian Jewish parents. Moses - professionally known as Moe Howard - and Jerome - professionally known as Curly Howard - were his younger brothers.
Throughout his career Shemp seldom stuck to the script and would liven up scenes with ad-libbed incidental dialogue or wisecracks. This became a trademark of his performances. His most notable characteristic as a Stooge was a high-pitched "bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee!" sound, a sort of soft screech done by inhaling. It became his signature sound. He used his somewhat homely appearance for comic effect, often mugging grotesquely or allowing his hair to fall in disarray.
Shemp was married to the former Gertrude Frank, whom he wed in September 1925. The couple had one child, Morton (1926–1972).
On November 22, 1955, while returning home in a taxicab following attending a boxing match with friends, Shemp, age 60, died of a sudden massive heart attack.
The Three Stooges have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.
Filmography
all 202
Movies 200
self 13
TV Shows 2
Writer 1
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem! (2023)
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015)
The Three Stooges in 3D (2012)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 8: 1955-1959 (2010)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 7: 1952-1954 (2009)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951 (2009)
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts (2009)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008)
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001)
The Three Stooges Story (2001)
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious (2000)
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! (1997)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990)
The Lost Stooges (1990)
The Making of the Stooges (1984)
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines (1964)
Triple Crossed (1959)
Commotion On The Ocean (1956)
Scheming Schemers (1956)
Hot Stuff (1956)
Rumpus in the Harem (1956)
For Crimin' Out Loud (1956)
Flagpole Jitters (1956)
Creeps (1956)
Husbands Beware (1956)
Columbia Laff Hour (1956)
Blunder Boys (1955)
Hot Ice (1955)
Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955)
Stone Age Romeos (1955)
Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
Bedlam in Paradise (1955)
Of Cash and Hash (1955)
Fling in the Ring (1955)
Scotched in Scotland (1954)
Shot in the Frontier (1954)
Knutzy Knights (1954)
Pals and Gals (1954)
Musty Musketeers (1954)
Income Tax Sappy (1954)
Goof on the Roof (1953)
Bubble Trouble (1953)
Rip, Sew and Stitch (1953)
Pardon My Backfire (1953)
Spooks! (1953)
Tricky Dicks (1953)
Loose Loot (1953)
Booty And The Beast (1953)
Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1953)
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo (1952)
Three Dark Horses (1952)
Gents in a Jam (1952)
He Cooked His Goose (1952)
Listen Judge (1952)
Corny Casanovas (1952)
A Missed Fortune (1952)
Pest Man Wins (1951)
Hula-La-La (1951)
The Tooth Will Out (1951)
Gold Raiders (1951)
Merry Mavericks (1951)
Scrambled Brains (1951)
Don't Throw That Knife (1951)
Baby Sitters Jitters (1951)
Three Arabian Nuts (1951)
A Snitch in Time (1950)
Slaphappy Sleuths (1950)
Studio Stoops (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Three Hams on Rye (1950)
Self Made Maids (1950)
Love at First Bite (1950)
Dopey Dicks (1950)
Hugs and Mugs (1950)
Punchy Cowpunchers (1950)
Jerks of All Trades (1949)
Dunked in the Deep (1949)
Vagabond Loafers (1949)
Malice in the Palace (1949)
Hokus Pokus (1949)
Africa Screams (1949)
Fuelin' Around (1949)
Who Done It? (1949)
The Ghost Talks (1949)
Crime on Their Hands (1948)
Mummy's Dummies (1948)
I'm a Monkey's Uncle (1948)
Heavenly Daze (1948)
The Hot Scots (1948)
Fiddlers Three (1948)
Squareheads of the Round Table (1948)
Pardon My Clutch (1948)
Shivering Sherlocks (1948)
All Gummed Up (1947)
Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947)
Brideless Groom (1947)
Hold That Lion! (1947)
Out West (1947)
Bride and Gloom (1947)
Fright Night (1947)
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1 (1947)
Blondie Knows Best (1946)
Society Mugs (1946)
Dangerous Business (1946)
One Exciting Week (1946)
Jiggers, My Wife (1946)
Mr. Noisy (1946)
The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)
A Hit with a Miss (1945)
Where the Pest Begins (1945)
Trouble Chasers (1945)
Off Again, On Again (1945)
Crazy Knights (1944)
Open Season for Saps (1944)
Strange Affair (1944)
Moonlight and Cactus (1944)
Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944)
Three of a Kind (1944)
Crazy House (1943)
It Ain't Hay (1943)
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
How's About It (1943)
Arabian Nights (1942)
Pittsburgh (1942)
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
Private Buckaroo (1942)
Mississippi Gambler (1942)
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious (1941)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Too Many Blondes (1941)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
Hit the Road (1941)
San Antonio Rose (1941)
Tight Shoes (1941)
In the Navy (1941)
Mr. Dynamite (1941)
Road Show (1941)
Meet the Chump (1941)
Buck Privates (1941)
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga (1941)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Give Us Wings (1940)
Murder Over New York (1940)
The Bank Dick (1940)
The Leather Pushers (1940)
Pleased to Mitt You (1940)
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Boobs in the Woods (1940)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
Money Squawks (1940)
Glove Slingers (1939)
Another Thin Man (1939)
Home on the Rage (1938)
Not Guilty Enough (1938)
Headin' East (1937)
Hollywood Round-Up (1937)
Taking the Count (1937)
Kick Me Again (1937)
The Blonde Bomber (1936)
The Choke's on You (1936)
Punch and Beauty (1936)
Here's Howe (1936)
Absorbing Junior (1936)
For the Love of Pete (1936)
While the Cat's Away (1936)
The Officer's Mess (1935)
Convention Girl (1935)
On the Wagon (1935)
Serves You Right (1935)
Why Pay Rent? (1935)
His First Flame (1935)
A Peach of a Pair (1934)
Dizzy & Daffy (1934)
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk (1934)
Smoked Hams (1934)
Daredevil O'Dare (1934)
My Mummy's Arms (1934)
Art Trouble (1934)
I Scream (1934)
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9 (1934)
Corn on the Cop (1934)
Pure Feud (1934)
Very Close Veins (1934)
Everybody Likes Music (1934)
Pugs and Kisses (1934)
The Knife of the Party (1934)
Mushrooms (1934)
The Wrong, Wrong Trail (1934)
Henry the Ache (1934)
Howd' Ya Like That? (1934)
Here Comes Flossie! (1933)
In the Dough (1933)
Gobs of Fun (1933)
Paul Revere, Jr. (1933)
Close Relations (1933)
Salt Water Daffy (1933)
Soup to Nuts (1930)
Spring Fever (1919)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-03-11
Deathday1955-11-22 (60 years old)
Birth NameSamuel Horwitz
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
FatherSolomon Horwitz
SiblingsCurly Howard, Moe Howard
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSamuel Horwitz, Shemp, Shemp Howard and His Stooges, The Three Stooges, Shmuel Horwitz
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